Re: [aspectj-users] EclipseCon 2007 AOP Track

[Eugene Kuleshov <eu@xxxxxxxx>]

Matthew Webster wrote:
> I believe Spring IDE is using AJDT extension points.
 They do, but Cross Reference view does not allow to show stuff other 
then classes or aspects.

 See Christian's comments in the Rod's blog at 
http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/01/21/spring-ide-powering-ahead/
> Unfortunalty AJDT's Cross Reference View is only able to display 
> references between Java Elements. Therefore Spring IDE ships an 
> extended version of that view that displays not only Java Elements but 
> also your bean definitions.
 regards,
 Eugene

> *Eugene Kuleshov <eu@xxxxxxxx>*
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>  Matthew, speaking of extending AJDT tools, I wonder if it can allow
> 3rd party extensions to expand its functionality. For instance, spring
> IDE added its own Beans Crossreferences view, which has additional
> information about beans, comparing to AJDT's Cross References view.
>
>  So, it would be nice if Spring IDE could just contribute some
> extension to that view, so user could reuse the same view in both cases.
> In worst case it could be as simple as contributing custom panel to be
> shown in the view (similar to the Outline and History views extension
> mechanism).
>
>  See Rod Johnson blog at
> http://blog.interface21.com/main/2007/01/21/spring-ide-powering-ahead/
>
>  regards,
>  Eugene